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2026 · DE054 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,277 a month with dependents and $1,947 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

GradeWith dependentsWithoutvs 2025 (with)
E-1$2,160$1,782−$3
E-2$2,160$1,782−$3
E-3$2,160$1,782−$3
E-4$2,160$1,782−$3
E-5$2,277$1,947−$3
E-6$2,493$2,052+$180
E-7$2,694$2,163+$165
E-8$2,916$2,325+$147
E-9$3,063$2,379+$117
W-1$2,511$2,133+$183
W-2$2,787$2,322+$159
W-3$3,060$2,391+$138
W-4$3,066$2,535+$111
W-5$3,075$2,745+$78
O-1E$2,736$2,274+$165
O-2E$3,018$2,367+$135
O-3E$3,069$2,481+$111
O-1$2,310$2,043+$18
O-2$2,490$2,241+$180
O-3$3,051$2,409+$138
O-4$3,078$2,706+$72
O-5$3,081$2,832+$21
O-6$3,105$3,039+$21
O-7$3,123$3,090+$15
Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (DE054).

See full pay here with basic pay and BAS

01 · Total monthly pay here
RankYearsBasic payBAHBASTotal a month
E-1under 2$2,407.20$2,160$476.95$5,044.15
E-3over 2$3,015.00$2,160$476.95$5,651.95
E-4over 3$3,482.40$2,160$476.95$6,119.35
E-5over 6$4,110.00$2,277$476.95$6,863.95
E-6over 10$4,759.50$2,493$476.95$7,729.45
E-7over 14$5,835.00$2,694$476.95$9,005.95
E-8over 18$6,811.20$2,916$476.95$10,204.15
E-9over 22$8,423.10$3,063$476.95$11,963.05
W-2over 10$6,282.60$2,787$328.48$9,398.08
O-1under 2$4,150.20$2,310$328.48$6,788.68
O-2over 2$5,446.20$2,490$328.48$8,264.68
O-3over 6$7,737.00$3,051$328.48$11,116.48
O-4over 12$9,888.30$3,078$328.48$13,294.78
O-5over 18$11,713.80$3,081$328.48$15,123.28
O-6over 24$14,479.20$3,105$328.48$17,912.68
2026 rates, with dependents, at a typical point in a career. BAH and BAS are tax-free. Special pays (flight, sea, hazardous duty) aren't included. Change rank, years or dependents in the calculator.
02 · Where this rate applies

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